He added: “We’ve had a great turnout. The weather has been kind to us.

“I think everyone has been very complimentary about what we’ve been able to put together here in Swaffham.

“It’s a great occasion and really puts Swaffham on the map in terms of our ability to put together this sort of event. It’s absolutely brilliant.”

The festival was the centrepiece of a programme of events taking place throughout the summer to mark the first written reference to the market in 1215, when King John ordered it to be dissolved if it was felt to be affecting a market in nearby Dunham.